Towards equitable transit: Examining transit accessibility and social need in Toronto, Canada, 1996-2006

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Foth, Nicole ^a   Manaugh, Kevin ^a   El Geneidy, Ahmed M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Equity; Transit infrastructure; Travel time

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRAVEL TIME;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84873137239     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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